Is there a how to guide somewhere online that describes how to do paint chip weathering on planes? I can’t seam to find anything?
I’m not sure about articles, but I can share a tip that I’ve come up with.
If you work in smaller scales (1/72 or smaller) you can get away with a few things… I’ve had some nice luck with taking a piece of plastic wrap and crinkling (spelling?) it up into a loose wod. I then spray some silver paint onto the plastic-wrap-ball-thingy and lightly dab it on the model. It’s a quick and easy way to distress leading edges on wings as it will put a random pattern of jagged paint marks on the surface.
I’ve covered a whole model using this technique once and was pleased with the results… It was a model of a Ki-61b. Since most Japanise planes from the period have such destressed pait surfaces it came out looking pretty good. (If I ever find a image hosting site I’ll put it up so you can see.)
Best of luck and great question! I know I’ll be back often to find out what others say!
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-scott
Well I have been working on two ways to chip paint. The first for say really isnt chipped paint but it does revel the metal underneath the paint, What you do is you spray a very heavy coat of Alcald down as the primer then apint the aircraft like normal, then you take some steel wool and start to rub it on the model, slowly but shurely the alcalad will apear giving the model a warn and scuffed look.
The next is to do what is stated above again but this time take a tooth pick and scrape little parts off to show the Alcalad.
piflo1,
With the paint chipping effect on model aircraft, everyone has different ideas and techniques.
This wartime photo is what I based by interprtation on weathering applied to a model, this is a 48 scale bird that I built.
3/4 plan view
Port fuselage 3/4 view
Starboard fuselage 3/4 view
Lower surfaces view
How I did this efect to the model was simply coat the main wing section and the fuselage section with Tamiya AS 12 [what I had at the time laying around], any silver paint from a paint shop or hardware will do, once dry apply the camo scheme to the model, fix all decals and serials and set with setting agent.
when the decals had set and dried, I rubbed the main wing upper and lower surfaces, in the airflow direction, [the wing was not attached to the fuselage at this piont], with an emery board, [something women use on their nails], then rubbed the fuselage in the same manner, in the direction of the air flow.
This bourght the silver base and top coat of the cammo to the effect as per the pix, the exhaust and fuel stains are created with pastels. The entire model was then coated in Dullcoat, before attaching the trailing antenia. The DF loop is made from brass wire.
I hope the explanation and the pix help in some way in answering your question.
One way I have done this, is to wrap a model in bare metal foil and then spray it. Once the paint tacks up, I use a sharpened toothpick and scratch areas to expose the foil;
Dan
Try this … http://www.swannysmodels.com/Salting.html
I read about a method some time ago that works for enamel paint.
You paint the model Steel after priming (if you use primer). Then you paint the model normally, and before the final coat of paint has set (about 24 hours), you take some masking tape and roll and crinkle it up. Then roll the tape ball over the areas you want to expose the metal paint. Tape should lift up chunks of the final coat of paint to reveal Steel paint underneath.
I’ve never tried this method so you might want to practice on scraps before trying on a good model.
Cheers,
Dave
If you are working with small scales (1/72 and minor) you can replicate exposed metal with a silver pencil.
Saul
all the above methods work.
i undercoat with polished aluminium then wich is an enamel then spray my colour when metal undercoat is thoroughly cured about 72 hours to a week (weather depending ) while spraing your final color/colours have some cotton buds and spray thinners available just dip cotton bud in thinners squeeze of excess and just rub over the areas you want to simulate chips or wear more or less straight after spraying
Swammy himself beat me to this - I had just read it earlier tonight and hope to try it soon.
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Salting.html